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• Parkview Pups: Therapy dogs used to improve mental health

  12-09-2023 23:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A new program from Parkview Health allows co-workers to make their workday better to help improve their mental well-being. Parkview Pups is giving Parkview co-workers and their dogs the opportunity to become certified therapy dog and handler teams.Parkview Pups is made up of around 30 Parkview co-workers and their dogs. Once certified, teams can visit Parkview facilities to provide comfort and emotional support for fellow co-workers.Through the program - all canine comp
  
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• CDC panel recommends new COVID booster: When can you get it?

  12-09-2023 22:57 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of experts recommended Tuesday that the updated COVID-19 vaccines be available to nearly all Americans to help combat the spread of the virus heading into fall. But don't rush to the pharmacy just yet.
  The CDC panel's decision comes a day after the Food and Drug Administration also chose to recommend the new formulation. However, there is one more key step that needs to happen before the vaccines can be administered.
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• Get ready: Indiana DNR prepping for 2024 total solar eclipse

  12-09-2023 22:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- It may be seven months away, but the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will have been planning for seven years by the time the next total solar eclipse occurs.The next total solar eclipse will be on April 8, 2024, and, during the afternoon hours, a major portion of the Hoosier state is in the path of totality.Shortly after the last total solar eclipse in 2017, the Indiana DNR got a call about booking an inn at one of its state parks for seven years in the future.
  
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• Olde Canal Hotel planned off West Jefferson Boulevard

  12-09-2023 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --The Olde Canal Hotel will overlook a valley with meadows and ponds, away from the din of traffic on West Jefferson Boulevard.The quiet is part of an office park off Olde Canal Place, home to Aging & In-Home Services, Indiana Wesleyan University, and a Hampton Inn, among other businesses. The Canal Flats apartments are new, quiet, and overlook the valley to the south.The 115,000-square-foot hotel, proposed by Blue Flame Development, LLC, a Fort Wayne-based
  
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• Olde Canal Hotel -- overlooking a valley -- planned off West Jefferson Boulevard

  12-09-2023 22:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --The Olde Canal Hotel will overlook a valley with meadows and ponds, away from the din of traffic on West Jefferson Boulevard.The quiet is part of an office park off Olde Canal Place, home to Aging & In-Home Services, Indiana Wesleyan University and a Hampton Inn, among other businesses. The Canal Flats apartments are new, quiet and overlook the valley to the south.The 115,000 square foot hotel, proposed by Blue Flame Development, LLC, a Fort Wayne-based co
  
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• Wild on WANE: Hellbender Help

  12-09-2023 22:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. ( WANE) - Saving an endangered species in Indiana. Hellbender salamanders are now only found in the Blue River in southern Indiana. Over the last few decades their numbers have been dwindling.
  Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources spearheaded efforts to replenish the population and the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo is helping."Purdue did some surveys and found 100 or less in the river and they can live to be 30 years old. They were finding big adults and
  
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• Jail status hearing postponed; Allen County Council president deposed in ongoing lawsuit

  12-09-2023 21:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The next federal status hearing for the Allen County Jail has been postponed.The hearing was to take place at the federal courthouse in Fort Wayne on Sept. 29.However, due to reasons unknown it has been postponed, but not rescheduled, according to the office of Judge Damon R. Leichty, the federal judge who has been overseeing the case since it was filed in January 2020. Leichty is based in South Bend.Beyond repair? Rotting pipes have been corroding over many years at t
  
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• The best deals from Wayfair’s Big Furniture Sale

  12-09-2023 21:06 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.Now’s a good time to buy some furniture — up to 60% offWith summer coming to a close and all of us preparing to retreat back into our homes for the winter months (some particularly cold and snowy ones this year, we might add), it’s a great time to make sure your indoor space is as cozy as possible. This means it’s a perfect opportunity to head to Wayfair and shop the site&rsq
  
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• Harlem Globetrotters bring 2024 world tour to Fort Wayne

  12-09-2023 20:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Harlem Globetrotters are starting out the new year with a slam dunk at the Memorial Coliseum.Jan. 2 at 7 p.m., Fort Wayne fans can watch Hammer, TNT, Bulldog, Cheese, and many more compete against the Washington Generals. New to this tour is the "Halftime Skills Showcase", along with new levels of trick shots and entertainment, organizers said in the release.Tickets are going on sale Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. Learn more on the website.
  
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• Poverty rate increases for first time since 2010

  12-09-2023 17:42 via wane.com
  
  The poverty rate in the United States rose by 4.6 percentage points in 2022, according to new data from the Census Bureau, in its first increase since 2010.The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which measures income and benefits plus government programs such as tax refunds and food stamps, rose to 12.4 percent in 2022.The data also found that the child poverty rate more than doubled, from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022, and rates also increased for ages 18 to 64 and peop
  
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• McCarthy directs House committees to open Biden impeachment inquiry

  12-09-2023 17:27 via wane.com
  
  Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday said he will seek to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden based off the House GOP’s investigations into his family's foreign business dealings.“Today, I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden,” McCarthy said.McCarthy said the probe will be led by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) in coordination with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim
  
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• Fireworks Fall Expo commences with public display in Auburn

  12-09-2023 17:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)More than 1,000 people from around the world, including China are in Fort Wayne this week for the the National Fireworks Association's 2023 Fall Expo.The expo began Monday and runs through Friday at the Grand Wayne Convention Center downtown and features more than 100 vendors according to Visit Fort Wayne.
  The purpose of the show is to educate those in the industry, with safety education as a key focus, and also features shoot demonstrations held at Kruse Plaza in Auburn w
  
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• Help DNR find Indiana's biggest trees

  12-09-2023 16:48 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - Tree huggers, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources needs your help to find the largest trees in the state.It's time to update the Big Tree Registry, a list of the largest known specimen of each native tree species in Indiana.“Indiana’s currently tallest recorded tree is a 152-foot-tall bitternut hickory, and our widest tree circumference is a silver maple at more than 361 inches,” said Jacob Roos, DNR urban forestry director. “We need help get
  
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• Truck driver injured after semi rolls into DeKalb County ditch

  12-09-2023 16:06 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - A Wisconsin truck driver lost control on a DeKalb County road Tuesday morning, causing the nearby road to temporarily close.The driver told officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department he was on SR 8 near the intersection of CR 61 around 6:40 a.m. when the passenger-side tires caught the edge of the road, where there is no shoulder. He lost control of the semi, which rolled onto the passenger side in a ditch, according to the release.The driver told emergency
  
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• Stellantis reports progress in talks with auto workers

  12-09-2023 13:14 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is reporting progress in talks with the United Auto Workers union with just days left before contracts expire with Detroit's three automakers.Tobin Williams, head of human resources for North America, told employees in an email that the union made counteroffer to its economic proposal on Sunday.Stellantis released no details of its offer Monday.He also says both sides have reached agreement in a number of areas including health and safety.“There was good ene
  
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• Residents hole up, schools close as searchers zero in on escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante

  12-09-2023 12:46 via wane.com
  
  Residents of a suburban Philadelphia community locked themselves in their houses and at least one school district canceled classes as authorities indicated they were closing in on an escaped murderer who has evaded capture in the region for nearly two weeks.Pennsylvania State Police posted on social media that the department was pursuing Danelo Souza Cavalcante in South Coventry Township, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of the Chester County jail, from which he escaped Aug. 31.Police warned
  
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• Police defend strategy in hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante after he evaded searchers

  12-09-2023 12:46 via wane.com
  
  Authorities in Pennsylvania who have been trying to capture an escaped murderer for nearly two weeks pushed back Monday against questions about whether they blew a chance to collar him, instead blaming the complex terrain in the initial search area for the fugitive’s success in getting clear of it.Top state and federal officials insisted that the blown perimeter around the area where hundreds had been searching for Danelo Souza Cavalcante includes heavy woods, underground tunnels and drain
  
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• Here's how to control ad tracking on Google Chrome

  12-09-2023 12:11 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — If you use Google Chrome, you may have received a new pop-up in recent weeks, warning you about its new “enhanced ad privacy.” However, without a little effort on your end, your data isn’t exactly getting any privacy protection. It's part of Google's parting ways with online cookies, instead assigning certain topics to users based on their Chrome activity that can then be used to provide personalized ads. Some of the information can also be shared with si
  
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• Man killed, boy hurt in early Tuesday shooting in south Fort Wayne

  12-09-2023 10:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is investigating a shooting that left one man dead. The shooting also injured a juvenile male, according to police.Police responded to the 1800 block of Fox Point Trail just before 2 a.m. at the Villa Capri Apartments, off of South Anthony Boulevard. Calls to 911 indicated there were several shots fired and that a person was dead, according to police.When police and medics arrived, they found the man and child suffering from gunsh
  
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• Fort Wayne Police Department investigating deadly shooting in southern part of the city

  12-09-2023 10:01 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is investigating a shooting that left one man dead. The shooting also injured a juvenile male, according to police.Police responded to the 1900 block of Fox Point Trail just before 2 a.m. at the Villa Capri Apartments, off of South Anthony Boulevard. Calls to 911 indicated there were several shots fired and that a person was dead, according to police.When police and medics arrived, they found the man and child suffering from gunsh
  
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• Morning showers with cooler air today

  12-09-2023 09:32 via wane.com
  
  Don't expect a lot of warmth and sunshine today. Showers will linger through at least the early part of the afternoon. This cool pattern will be in place through Thursday with warmer temperatures by the end of the workweek and the weekend.Light showers will linger through the morning with cool temperatures in the 60s.It will be cloudy through the afternoon and temperatures will not get out of the 60s.Skies will clear overnight making way for temperatures to fall into the 40s.The cool temperature
  
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• Decatur Police Patch honors first responders in New York City

  12-09-2023 04:28 via wane.com
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) - A Decatur Police Patch found its home at O'Hara's Restaurant and Pub in New York City on September 1st, to pay tribute and honor the first responders who sacrificed their lives 22 years ago on September 11th.
  Newlyweds Cody and Taylor Crump along with 11 other friends took a motorcycle trip to New York City. Along the way, they stopped at Niagara Falls, Maine, and New York City where they toured the 9/11 memorial and placed the Decatur Police Department patch at O'Hara's.D
  
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• Rain showers continue into Tuesday morning

  12-09-2023 04:15 via wane.com
  
  Showers have entered the area and you can expect rain to continue into Tuesday morning. The rain will be heavy in some spots, which is welcome news considering how dry it has been around the area lately.The most widespread rain will wrap up around 7 AM Tuesday morning. Temperatures will generally be in the lower 60s by the time you head out the door to drive to work or school.We'll gradually start to dry out as the morning goes on, but some showers and plenty of clouds will still be around. Make
  
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• NACS overhaul includes safety, disease, and homelessness as the district changes things that are 'out of date'

  12-09-2023 03:43 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Wayne Barker officially started as superintendent of the Northwest Allen County School District in June of 2022.And now that he's had time to settle into his role, he's looking at ways to clean up and modernize the district's policy.
  "We're going to be basically doing a complete overhaul of all of our policies," Barker said. "If you look at many of our policies now they are very much out of date."While it seems this will be an ongoing process until the district is
  
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• NACS school calendar shifts with longer fall break

  12-09-2023 03:08 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Northwest Allen County Schools are reevaluating the structure of their school year.
  On Monday night at the school board meeting, a presentation was made on two options for the district.Option 1 (current schedule)The first option is what NACS currently follows.
  It's a one-day fall break on Oct. 21 with school starting on Aug. 14 and ending on May 29.Under this model, parent-teacher conferences take place on Oct. 18.You can view a calendar of option one that NACS pr
  
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• Tracking periods of much-needed rain tonight

  12-09-2023 01:30 via wane.com
  
  After we ended the weekend with plenty of sunshine, clouds have increased once again today. This is because a weather system is set to bring widespread rain showers tonight.Expect scattered showers to become a steadier rain around 11 PM late this evening. The rain could be heavy in some spots overnight, which is welcome news considering how dry it has been around the area lately. Low temperatures tonight will drop into the lower 60s. The most widespread rain will wrap up around 7 AM Tuesday morn
  
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• Former Marion County sheriff's deputy busted for possessing child porn

  12-09-2023 00:54 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — A former Marion County Sheriff's deputy faces 10 counts of child pornography charges after an investigation reportedly unveiled illicit images of nude children on his phone, court documents reveal.Justin Dillehay, 28, of Indianapolis was charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography by the Marion County Prosecutor's Office in late August. All 10 charges are Level 5 felonies, which carry a sentencing range of one to six years on a conviction.
  According to court do
  
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